Top 12 DeSmog Investigative News Stories of 2016

From fake news to phony Twitter support, 2016 was dominated by plenty of falsities surrounding climate change and energy development. DeSmog remains dedicated to uncovering this misinformation — and disinformation — clouding the national conversation on climate change. We’ve put together a list of 12 of our most important and influential stories covering these issues from the last year. In addition to shining a light on what’s false, we also seek to reveal what’s true: the enduring dark money influence of the Koch brothers, the international military ties of the firms policing the Dakota Access pipeline , the differences between the trains carrying ethanol and the “bomb trains” carrying oil. We also keep close tabs on the individuals and organizations that have helped to delay and distract the public and our elected leaders from taking needed action to reduce greenhouse ga...